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Nexus 7 refresh expected at I/O: upgraded SoC and display, same price

Nexus 7 refresh expected at I/O: upgraded SoC and display, same price
  • Posted May 10, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • With Google I/O just around the corner, speculation is starting to mount about what the company might show next week in San Francisco. The next major update to Android seems like a given, but according to KGI securities analyst Mingchi…

One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent

One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent
  • Posted March 20, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • The well-known idiom "New York minute" is a phrase oft-used to express an extremely brief moment in time -- but an Internet minute? That's a whole other level of micro-time keeping. An infographic by Intel breaks down exactly what happens…

HDD revenue to fall 11.8% in 2013, WD may bump Seagate for top spot

HDD revenue to fall 11.8% in 2013, WD may bump Seagate for top spot
  • Posted February 5, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Industry analyst IHS iSuppli expects revenue generated by sales of mechanical hard drives to slip by 11.8 percent during 2013. HDD sales in 2012 grossed a healthy $37.1 billion during 2012, but a speculative 11.8 percent drop could whittle that…

WOF: What should be the next major development in smartphones?

WOF: What should be the next major development in smartphones?
  • Posted January 25, 2013, 7:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in WOF, Mobile Computing
  • Smartphones have come a long way since the first PDAs with phone capabilities hit the market. But as the market matures it's getting increasingly difficult for companies to come up with truly revolutionary new features year after year.

iPad Mini 2 to go Retina, cheaper iPhone 5 coming, analyst says

iPad Mini 2 to go Retina, cheaper iPhone 5 coming, analyst says
  • Posted January 16, 2013, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • This latest batch of rumors indicate Apple's next iPad Mini will feature a high-PPI "Retina" display, similar to its pricier (and bigger) brother. Meanwhile, the next iteration of the iPhone -- iPhone 5S, if history repeats itself -- could be released…

Weekend Open Forum: Technology predictions for 2013

Weekend Open Forum: Technology predictions for 2013
  • Posted December 21, 2012, 6:39 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF
  • Earlier this week, IBM shared what it expects to see over the next five years in technology, with several scientists predicting that computers will become more intelligent and human-like. Although we're not daring enough to gaze half a decade into the future, we thought it'd be fun...

IBM publishes annual predictions spanning the next five years in tech

IBM publishes annual predictions spanning the next five years in tech
  • Posted December 19, 2012, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • IBM has published their annual “5 in 5” which consists of five predictions about how technology innovations will change the way we live, work and play over the course of the next five years. The world’s largest industrial research organization…

Tablets expected to outpace laptop sales this year

Tablets expected to outpace laptop sales this year
  • Posted November 21, 2012, 12:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • North American sales of tablets are poised to surpass laptop sales for the first time, claims industry analyst NPD DisplaySearch. The firm points out that sinking tablet prices (e.g. Nexus 7 @ $199, Amazon Kindle Fire @ $159) and ever-increasing…

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